U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Brandon LaLonde, Commander, 428th Combat Engineer Company - Infantry (CEC-I) extends the M4 electric firing wire from a M18A1 Claymore Mine, and anti-personnel mine, to a safe distance just beyond the berm prior to a live demonstration for the 365th CEC-I, 412th Theater Engineer Command, and 428th CEC-I, 416th Theater Engineer Command, during Northern Strike 26-2 at Camp Grayling, Mich. Aug. 4, 2026.
Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 1 to 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Dana Vermilye)
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2026 18:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9852878 |
| VIRIN: | 260804-A-NO280-1208 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 6.33 MB |
| Location: | GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US |
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